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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Nzongola-Ntalaja, Georges, 1944- Congo from Leopold to Kabila. London ; New York : Zed Books : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, 2002 (DLC) 2001026235 (OCoLC)46822313 |
Material Type: | Conference publication, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja |
ISBN: | 9781350223004 135022300X |
OCLC Number: | 1241540304 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) : map : |
Contents: | Imperialism, Belgian colonialism and African resistance -- The struggle for independence -- The first Congo crisis -- The second independence movement -- The Mobutu regime: dictatorship and state decay -- The struggle for multiparty democracy -- Conflict in the Great Lakes Region -- Conclusion -- Chronology. |
Responsibility: | Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja. |
Abstract:
A political history of the Congolese democratic movement in the 20th century from a significant player in the country's struggle. Topics covered include: the brutality of colonial rule; independence in 1960; external inteference from the US; Mobutu's regime; and periodic warfare.
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- Colonial influence.
- Decolonization.
- Democracy.
- Politics and government.
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